Spooky and Ghostly oil pressure gauge

DocPain · #1 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009, 02:01 PM

I oil pressure gauge has been acting up lately. Idle in stay below the 1/4 mark and drop down to the L section, highway speed same or half way, it fluctuate up and down. Is it the sensor or my whole cluster goes to hell?

motech · #2 (**permalink**) 03-07-2009, 12:25 AM

Replace the oil sending unit i see this all the time at the dealership it is located on the oil filter housing very easy to replace.

dvillarreal · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2009, 11:51 PM

I had my Oil Pressure Sender replaced twice. Afterwhich I learned that after a while, Toyota discovered that it wasn't the switch, but rather a problem at the gauge on the dashboard. The fix was to order a new cluster assembly and reprogram it whatever miles you already have. Being that mine is out of warranty, I don't have a problem dealing with a fluctuating gauge. There is a bulletin on this if you want to check it out for yourself.

DocPain · #4 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 10:08 PM

anyone know the price for this switch?

spk1257 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 11:06 PM

its around $70 from the dealer

DocPain · #6 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 07:43 PM

thanks SPK!